207780 L/Cpl Ronald Walter Walton British Army Royal Corps of Signals from:Norwich, Norfolk My father, Wally Walton was captured in North Africa in 1941. He spent a brief period in Italy before being transferred to Stalag IV-B. He didn't share a lot of information with us, but I believe he was a Red Cross representative at the camp and he told us several escapes were made from under his bed. In peacetime, he worked for the G.P.O. (General Post Office). I believe he lectured on electronics to fellow P.O.W.s and some of his notes are now available at the Imperial War Museum in the U.K.
He described the final days at the camp in much the way others have described it here. Cossacks arriving at the gate, one officer touching the gate in a symbolic "release", but then being told to stay in the camp by senior British officers to wait for the Americans.
If anyone remembers my father I would appreciate hearing from you.
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